Buildings where people live or stay
adobe
noun
a house built using adobe bricks
apartment block
noun
a block of flats
apartment building
noun
a block of flats
back-to-back
noun
a type of house built in British industrial cities in the 19th century, with a row of houses all joined together, and the walls of one row very close to the walls of the next row
billet
noun
a place, usually someone’s house, that soldiers live in temporarily, especially during a war
boarding house
noun
a house in which people pay to live as guests with the family who owns it
bothy
noun
a small simple house with one or two rooms
bungalow
noun
a house that is all on one level
bungalow
noun
a small house that is often all on one level
bunkhouse
noun
a building where a group of workers sleep
cabin
noun
a small simple wooden house in the mountains or in a forest
chalet
noun
a wooden house built in a mountain area, especially in Switzerland. Its roof usually has steep sides.
chateau
noun
a castle or large house in the French countryside
condominium
noun
a building that contains several flats, each of which is owned by the people who live there
conversion
noun
a building that has been changed so that people can live in it
cottage
noun
a small house, usually in a village or the countryside
country house
noun
a large house in the countryside, usually in the UK or Europe, especially one that has been owned by the same family for many years
country seat
noun
a large house in the countryside that belongs to someone who is rich
dacha
noun
a house in the countryside in Russia that someone lives in at weekends or during holidays
dak bungalow
noun
a house where travellers can stay, used especially by government officials
demesne
noun
in the past, a large house and the land that belonged to it
des res
noun
a very attractive house or flat
dormitory
noun
a hall of residence
dosshouse
noun
a building where people who have no home can sleep
duplex
noun
a semi-detached house
dwelling
noun
a house, flat, or other shelter in which someone lives
gaff
noun
a building, especially someone’s home
grange
noun
a large country house with farm buildings near it
granny flat
noun
a flat that is part of a family house where an older parent can live near their family and still have an independent life
guest house
noun
a small hotel or private home where people can pay to spend the night
guest house
noun
a small house for guests on the property of a larger house
hacienda
noun
the main house on a hacienda, where the owner lives
hall
noun
a hall of residence
hall of residence
noun
a large building in or near a college or university, where students live. The American word is dormitory.
haveli
noun
a large impressive house
home
noun
a building for people to buy or rent
home
noun
a building where people who need special care can live and be looked after, for example an old-people’s home or a children’s home
hostel
noun
a building where people can stay and get meals if they have no home or have been forced to leave their home
hostel
noun
a building where people living away from home can stay and get meals at low prices
house
noun
a building for living in, usually where only one family lives
housing
noun
buildings for people to live in
housing estate
noun
a large group of houses built at the same time and in the same style, especially one built by local government for people with low incomes to live in
lodge
noun
a small simple house in the countryside that people stay in, for example when they go hunting or fishing
lodge
noun
a small house built on land belonging to a large house
lodging house
noun
a building with rooms for people to rent, usually for short periods only. The American word is rooming house.
log cabin
noun
a small simple house made of logs in the countryside or in the mountains
love nest
noun
a house or flat where two people go to be together, especially if they are having a secret love affair
manor
noun
a large house with a lot of land and small buildings around it
mansion
noun
a large house, especially a beautiful one
mobile home
noun
a house built in a factory and moved to a piece of land on a truck
newbuild
noun
a house that has recently been built
newbuild
noun
houses of this type
orphanage
noun
a building where orphans live and are looked after
palace
noun
a very large building, especially one used as the official home of a royal family, president, or important religious leader
Palace
noun
used in the name of a palace
pied-à-terre
noun
a small flat or house, especially in a city, that someone owns or rents in addition to their main house
pile
noun
a very large old house or other building
place
noun
a house, flat etc for living in
quarters
noun
rooms or buildings for people to live in
ranch
noun
a ranch house 1
ranch house
noun
a house on one level, often with a roof that does not slope much
ranch house
noun
the main house on a ranch
reception centre
noun
a building in which people who have arrived in a country and have no home, or who have had to leave their home, stay temporarily until someone in authority decides where they will go
rooming house
noun
a lodging house
row house
noun
a terraced house
safe house
noun
a building that is used for hiding people or protecting them from danger
seat
noun
a large house in the countryside that belongs to an important family
semi
noun
a semi-detached house
shanty
noun
a badly built house made from sheets of wood, metal, or other thin material
shelter
noun
a temporary place to live for people who do not have their own homes, or for animals who have been treated in a cruel way
shoebox
noun
a very small house or room
slum
noun
a house in such an area
starter home
noun
a small house that someone buys as their first home
stately home
noun
a large house in the UK that has an interesting history and belongs, or used to belong, to an important family
storey house
noun
a house that has more than one level
summer house
noun
a house, especially in the mountains or near the sea, that is used for summer holidays
tenement
noun
a large building in a city, containing several flats
terrace
noun
a terraced house
terraced house
noun
a house in a row of similar houses joined together on both sides. The American word is row house.
timeshare
noun
a flat or house that you buy with other people so that you can each use it for a particular amount of time every year
timesharing
noun
the practice of owning a timeshare
town house
noun
a house in a city or town belonging to someone who also has a house in the countryside
town house
noun
an expensive house near the main part of a town or city
town house
noun
a house that shares walls with houses on either side of it
villa
noun
a large house with a big garden in a warm country or region
workhouse
noun
in the past, a building where poor people in Britain were sent to live and were given unpleasant work to do